Combined smoking device and flashlight



y 1953 G. LYESO COMBINED SMOKING DEVICE AND FLASHLIGHT Filed May 28.1951 2 N ism ELWU IN V EN TOR. ecvyelyesa BY azz Patented July 21, 1953UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COMBINED SMOKING DEVICE AND FLASHLIGHTGeorge Lyeso, Wendel, W. Va. Application May 28, 1951, Serial No.228,607

4 Claims. 1 This invention relates to a combined flashlight and smokingdevice (pipe, or cigarette or cigar holder) of the general typedisclosed in my expired U. S. Patent 1,951,097 of March 13, 1934.

One object of the present invention is to provide a greatly simplifiedconstruction which mayv be constructed more easily and at less cost, maybe easily repaired if necessary, will preserve advantages of the priorstructure, and will possess other advantages not present in said priorstructure. 1

In carrying out the above end, another object is to provide a novelconstruction in which the smoke conducting ports and tube are free fromabrupt angles and may therefore be easily cleaned with an ordinary pipecleaner. 1,:

Yet another object is to provide .a novel construction for normallyconnecting the mouthpiece with the body of the smoking device, allowingeasy separation of'these parts, and exposing all smoke passages forsubstantially straight-linez;

Yet a still further object of the invention is to provide a novelconstruction in which the flashlight circuit is independent of the smoketube.

The above mentioned objects have been attained by the improvedconstruction shown in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is aside elevation of a combined pipe and flashlight constructed inaccordance with the invention,

Figure 2 is an enlarged central vertical longitudinal sectional View,

Figure 3 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view on line 33 of Figure1,

Figures 4 and 5 are transverse sectional views on lines 4-4 and 55 ofFigure 2, and

Figure 6 is a side elevation, partly in section, showing a cigaretteholder constructed in accordance with the invention.

The drawing illustrates the preferred construction and while thisconstruction will be rather specifically described, it is to beunderstood that variations may be made within the scope of the inventionas claimed.

In the construction shown in Figures 1 to 5, a horizontally elongatedstem ID is provided at its front end with a bowl ll, said stem and bowl7 being preferably formed from briar or other wood.

struction in which a single central fastener extends through a rear.end' wall of said ferrule and secures the latter to the mouthpiece, andin which a smoke tube secured in the ferrule has a rear end whichextends into the mouthpiece in laterally spaced relation with saidfastener; whereby the ferrule and mouthpiece are held against relativerotation.

A further object is to provide a novel construction in which the frontportion of the smoke tube is slidably received in the rear portion onlyof the smoke port of the body and is rearwardly slidable therefrom whenthe mouthpiece and ferrule are unitarily pulled rearwardly from thebody.

A still further object of the invention is to provide the ferrule withan internal spring which exerts a forward ,force on the flashlightbattery to hold the usual central contact of the latter against theusual central contact of the light bulb.

Yet another object is to utilize the aforesaid central fastener of theferrule to mount the spring which forces the battery forwardly. A stillfurther object is to provide a novel 'switch construction whereby theflashlight may be turned on and off by movement of a push button,instead of requiring rotation of the lens and reflector carrier as inthe prior construction.

The rear end I2 of the stem [0 is slightly reduced in diameter and isslightly tapered. The upper portion of this tapered end is formed with alongitudinal slot I3, and a smoke port [4 in the upperportion of thestem l0 extends from the bowl II to the front end of said slot [3, therear end of said port being slightly enlarged.

A suitable mouthpiece I6 is provided, said mouthpiece having a smokeport I! free from any abrupt angles. The front end I8 of this port isnear the upper side of the mouthpiece l6 and is slightly enlarged. Thisenlarged port end l8 opens through the front end surface IQ of themouthpiece l6.

A tapered ferrule 20 is provided at the front end of the mouthpiece l6,said ferrule having an integral rear end wall '21 which abuts the endsurface I9 of said mouthpiece. A single central screw 22 extends throughthe end wall 2i and into the mouthpiece It to unitarily secure themouthpiece l6 and the ferrule 20 together. This ferrule snugly yetslidably surrounds the reduced rear end [2 of the stem [0 and providesan air-tight connection.

, A rigid smoke tube 23 extends longitudinally through the upper portionof the ferrule 20 and is soldered or otherwise rigidly secured to theperipheral wall of said ferrule. The front portion 24 of this smoke tube23 is slidably received 3 in the enlarged rear end [5 of the smoke bore[4 to rearwardly withdraw therefrom when the mouthpiece l6 and ferrule26 are rearwardly pulled from the stem Hi. The portion of the tube 23immediately behind the projecting end 24 is received inthe slot it ofthe stem 18. The rear end portion 25 of this tube is received in theenlarged front end [8 of the mouthpiece port l1. Thus, the tube 23 holdsthe ferrule 2i) and stem ID against relative rotation, and it also holdssaid ferrule and the mouthpiece it against relative turning about thescrew 22.

When the smoke ports I i and I1, and the smoke tube '23 need cleaning,this may be done with an ordinary pipe cleaner, either with or withoutremoving the mouthpiece l6 and its ferrule 26 from the stem ID, as saidports and tube have no abrupt turns to interfere with passage of thecleaner therethrough.

Should a new mouthpiece be required at any time, the screw 22 willpermit easy detachment of the old and substitution of the new.

All required components of a flashlight are embodied in the structure.To accommodate them, the stem [0 is formed with a longitudinal bore 26which is open at both ends of said stem. At one side of this bore 26 ashort longitudinal slot 21 extends from said bore to the exterior of thestern it.

An assembly of bulb 28, reflector 29, lens 36, and carrier ring 3! isprovidedat the front end of the bore 2%, said carrier ring 31 beingthreaded into said front end of said bore. The bulb 28 has the usualcentral contact 32 and metal shell 33, and this shell is threadedthrough a sleeve 36 on the metal reflector 29.

A batter 35 is snug-1y yet removably received in the bore 28 andincludes the usual metal shell 36 and central contact 33. This contact37 abuts the bulb contact 3 To maintain the proper contact engagement, aspring 38 is provided, exerting a forward force on the battery saidspring being mounted by means of the abovedescribed screw 22 and beingpreferably of coiled form. I

An elongated"switch-forming conductor strip 29 is longitudinallypositioned at the slotted side of the bore 25 and contacts slidably withthe wall of said bore and with the battery shell 38. This strip 39 isprovided with a flat-sided neck ii extending through the slot 27, theouter end of said neck havin a push button ll. When this push buttonoccupies-its rearrnost' position, the-strip 39 is out of contact withthe reflector 29, but when said button is pushed forwardly, the strip 39contacts with said reflector and the flashlight circuit isthus closed.The flat-sided neck 40, by contact with the side walls of the slot 27,holds the strip 39 against canting from its proper longitudinal positionin the bore 26.

In Figure 6, a combined flashlight and cigarette holder is shown. Theconstruction of this article substantially duplicates that abovedescribedbut a cigarette socket H is provided instead of a bowl. Only afew of the elements are shown in this view and they bear the samereference numerals used in the above description, plus the exponent a. V

From the foregoing, it will be seen that novel and advantageousstructure has been provided for attaining the desired ends, and whilepreferences have been disclosed, attention is again invited to thepossibility of making variations therein without departing from thespirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

1. In a smoking device of the character described an elongated stemhaving a smoke port adjacent the upper side which opens through its rearend,with an enlarged chamber at its lower side; a mouthpiece having asmoke port, the front end of this smoke port being "within the upperportion of said mouthpiece, a ferrule secured to the front end of saidmouthpiece and slidably surrounding the rear end of said stem to slidefrom the latter when said mouthpiece is rearwardly pulled, a rigid smoketube secured in the upper portion of said ferrule and in obtuse anglecommunication with said smoke port of said mouthpiece and acting toprevent relative rotation of the stem and mouthpiece, the front endportion only of said smoke tube being slidably received in the rear endportion of said smoke port of said stem to withdraw therefrom when saidmouthpiece and ferrule unitarily pulled rearwardly, said smoke tubehaving such an angle as to allow easy passage of a pipe cleaner throughsaid tube and said. smoke ports.

2. A structure as specified in claim 1; said stem having a longitudinalrecess opening through its periphery with its rear end in alinement withthe smoke port of said stem; said smoke tube being secured against theperipheral Wall of said ferrule and having a relatively short front endportion projecting forwardly beyond said ferrule into said smoke port ofsaid stem, the ferrule-contained portion of said smoke tube beingreceived in said longitudinal recess.

3. A structure as specified in claim 1, said ferrule having a rear endwall, and a substantially central fastener extending through said endwall into said mouthpiece and securing said ferrule and mouthpiecetogether, said smoke tube having a rear end portion projecting beyondsaid' end wall into said mouthpiece laterally of the central fastenerand thereby holding said ferrule and mouthpiece against relative turningabout said fastener.

4. A structure as specified in claim 1; said stem having a longitudinalrecess opening through its periphery with its rear end in alinement withthe smoke port of said stem; said smoke tube being secured against theperipheral wall of said ferrule and having a relatively short front endportion projecting forwardly beyond said ferruleinto said smoke port ofsaid stem, the ferrule-com tained portion of said smoke tube beingreceived in said longitudinal recess; said ferrule having a rear endwall, and a substantially central fas tener extending through said endwall into said mouthpiece and securing said ferrule and mouthpiecetogether, said smoke tube having a rear end portion projecting beyondsaid end wall into said mouthpiece laterally of the central fastener andthereby holding said ferrule and mouthpiece against relative turningabout said fastener.

GEORGE LYESO.

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